diff --git a/tools/gen-salt.sh b/tools/gen-salt.sh
index 17e749e..92a5322 100755
--- a/tools/gen-salt.sh
+++ b/tools/gen-salt.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@ else
     char_num=64;
 fi
 
-cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9!@#$%^&*' | fold -w $char_num | head -n 1 | systemd-creds encrypt -p - /tmp/salt
-
-cat /tmp/salt
-rm /tmp/salt
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+cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9!@#$%^&*' | fold -w $char_num \
+    | head -n 1 | systemd-creds encrypt -qp --name=salt - - 2> /dev/null
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